Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan on NBA's all-time career scoring list

Kevin Durant continues to move up the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Durant scored 27 points in the Houston Rockets ' 123-122 win against the Miami Heat on Saturday, March 21. He passed Michael Jordan (32,293 points) for fifth place on the list .

Durant is now one of two active players on the list, joining LeBron James. He trails LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant. James is No.

1 on the list with 43,241. He needs 1,351 points to pass Bryant for fourth on the list. 🚨 KD PASSES MJ 🚨 With this three, Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan for 5th on the all-time SCORING list!

pic. twitter. com/byqx3AFLer — NBA (@NBA) March 22, 2026 NBA's top 10 all-time leading point scorers LeBron James - 43,241 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 38,387 Karl Malone - 36,928 Kobe Bryant - 33,643 Kevin Durant - 32,293 Michael Jordan - 32,292 Dirk Nowitzki - 31,560 Wilt Chamberlain - 31,419 James Harden - 29,160 Shaquille O'Neal - 28,596 The biggest stories, every morning.